2017 Countryside Stewardship Now Open

The Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier and Higher Tier scheme for 2017 opened on Friday 10th March.
Details of this scheme can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/countryside-stewardship-get-paid-for-environmental-land-management
Higher Tier application packs will need to be requested no later than 13 April and applications need to have been submitted by 05 May 2017.  Mid Tier application packs will need to be requested no later than 31 July 2017 and applications need to be submitted by 30 September 2017.
• CS Mid Tier manual: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/countryside-stewardship-mid-tier-including-water-quality-capital-items-manual
• CS Higher Tier manual: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/countryside-stewardship-higher-tier-manual

Please contact us as soon as possible if you need assistance with applications.

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